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Definition of Phyllodia

Phyllodia
Phyllodium Phyl*lo"di*um, n.; pl. Phyllodia. [NL., fr. Gr. ? leaflike; ? leaf + ? form.] (Bot.) A petiole dilated into the form of a blade, and usually with vertical edges, as in the Australian acacias.

Meaning of Phyllodia from wikipedia

- petioles are flattened and widened to become phyllodes (also known as phyllodia or cladophylls) and the true leaves may be reduced or absent. Thus, the...
- "Geographic variation in a South American clade of mormoopid bats, Pteronotus (Phyllodia), with description of a new species". Journal of Mammalogy. 99 (3): 624–645...
- "Geographic variation in a South American clade of mormoopid bats, Pteronotus (Phyllodia), with description of a new species". Journal of Mammalogy. 99 (3): 624–645...
- producing carnivorous leaves, and instead produces flat, non-carnivorous phyllodia. This is probably an adaptation to low light levels and insect scarcity...
- Pteronotus quadridens (Gundlach, 1860) – sooty mustached bat Subgenus Phyllodia Gray, 1843 Pteronotus paraguanensis (Linares & Ojasti, 1974) – Paraguana...
- mustached bat (P. personatus) Sooty mustached bat (P. quadridens) Subgenus Phyllodia Paraguana moustached bat (P. paraguanensis) Parnell's mustached bat (P...
- producing carnivorous leaves, and instead produces flat, non-carnivorous phyllodia. In this species, these are highly recurved, short, and sickle-shaped...
- vampire bat (Desmodus stocki) (C) Pristine mustached bat (Pteronotus (Phyllodia) pristinus) (C) Rodents Giant beaver (Castoroides) spp. Castoroides ohioensis...
- begin to wither and the plants produce non-carnivorous leaves called phyllodia, which play a role in the economics of carnivory in these species. Since...
- mustached bat (P. personatus) Sooty mustached bat (P. quadridens) Subgenus Phyllodia Paraguana moustached bat (P. paraguanensis) Parnell's mustached bat (P...